Aug 15, 2017

Contracted Forms of Some English Words/Phrases and Their Meanings

It is quite unfortunate
that most English users now use the "language of social media" as a
cover-up for their ill knowledge of the language. This is neither a mere talk
nor a display of writing prowess, but a validated claim. A visit to one of the
biggest social media platforms, Facebook, will expose you to the bastardization
of the English language by users of this platform. One way users of this
platform bastardize the English language is through their use of contracted
forms. In English, Contraction means to shorten a word or phrase by omitting
one or more sounds or letters from it by the use of apostrophe ('). For
example, instead of saying "will not", one can say,
"won't". "Won't" becomes the contraction or contracted form
of "will not".

Contraction aids writing fluency and also makes our chat very
interesting. Consequently, 99.9% of English users make use of it. Out of its
numerous users, only a handful has an adequate knowledge of how it works. Most
users of social media now use "your" as the contracted form of
"you are"; "am" as "I am"; "its" as
"It is" etc. This level of ignorance is not just unacceptable but
also disheartening. Therefore, this article discusses some of the English
contractions and their meanings.

1. I'm

It really pisses me off when I see so called graduates and even
graduates of English using "am" as the contracted form of "I
am". It is even a common practice among native speakers. It will interest
to know that "I'm" is the contracted form of "I am".

2. I'll

This is the contracted form of "I will". "ll"
can be paired with other personal pronouns like: we, you, they, he, she and it,
and you will have other variants like: We'll (we will), you'll (you will),
they'll (they will), he'll (he will), she'll (she will) and it'll (it will).

3. I'd

This is the contracted form of "I would" or "I
had". Other possible variants are: They'd, he'd, we'd, she'd, you'd,
etc.

4. Ain't

Most English users use this instead of "aren't". "Ain't"
is the shortened form of "am not". For example, "I
ain't going anywhere" which can also be written as "I am not going
anywhere".

5. Aren't

It is the shortened form of "are not". For example,
"They aren't here".

READ ALSO: The difference between "types of
verbs" and "forms of verbs"HERE.

6. You're

Ignorance has never let most persons use "you're" to
mean "you are". Rather, they have remained resolute to using
"your" as the shortened form of "you are". If you're among
this set of persons, note that "you're" is the only contracted
form of "you are". Other possible variants are: they're (they
are) and we're (we are).

Tammy Reuben Is A Graduate Of English And Literary Studies Whose Love For Teaching English As A Second Language And Providing Students With Useful Educational And Secular Information Resulted In The Creation Of This Blog.